"Trick Was Missed": R Ashwin Points Out What Abhishek Sharma Could Have Done For Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's innings in the second India vs New Zealand T20I lasted just eight balls. The talented teenager scored four runs off those deliveries without hitting a single boundary. Ravichandran Ashwin said it would be a valuable lesson for the teenager, who is on only his third overseas tour with the senior Indian team after tours of Ireland and England, followed by another one in Zimbabwe. Ashwin, however, felt that Abhishek Sharma, who was batting at the other end, could have done a bit more to calm Sooryavanshi's nerves.

"It is difficult for a young batter like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to adapt to new conditions. If he does it, well and good. He is a generational talent. Today, Abhishek Sharma was batting with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. I don't know Abhishek Sharma personally. Today, he (Sooryavanshi) played eight balls in the same way and it was not working. He was not timing it well. From the other end, the senior partner (Abhishek) could have come and calmed Vaibhav. It seemed Vaibhav was not look calm. He should have been advised to rotate the strike. That trick was missed," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

"Today was a valuable lesson for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi."

The former India cricketer added that the team management should not be in a hurry to rush Sooryavanshi into the playing XI.

"If Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are giving such great performances, and they won a World Cup for you, the conversation should not start at all. Vaibhav will get his chance. This is his finishing school. I feel we must not push for him to play so soon. He will get his chances. Don't put so much pressure and expectation on him," Ashwin said.

"There is no question of getting disappointed if he doesn't get a chance. I feel we must not push for him to play so soon. He will get his chances. Don't put so much pressure and expectation on him. The small lessons that he gets to learn should not be missed. If he misses these lessons, he will not become as big as he is primed to be."

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